The paralysé mouse mutant: A new animal model of anterior horn motor neuron degeneration

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 698-703

  Houenou, Lucien J ^a   Blondet, Brigitte ^b,c   Li, Linxi ^a   Murawsky, Monique ^b   Oppenheim, Ronald W ^a   Rieger, François ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Cell death; Motor neuron disease; Mouse; Paralys mutation; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DEATH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; MUTATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0029665676     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199606000-00003     Document Type: Article

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